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isBUIIilaUSfaKElHAT? OR FACE PURTHER DISASTERAmprira Will An Ailamenta if 111 OU tum,vise Her If Ask-i-ed To AidNo Poss bility That AoArmistice Will BeWASHINGTON, September20 (Associated PrcnNA - , .Only the acceptance of the termsptpeace to be presented by thtr. ... K.. 4 ...Ames, which will be practicallya call for an unconditional aur- rumVr .nrl - tL.i, -uLrender and a complete break withGermany, Austria and Turkey,, Will lave the Rnlvarlan arma frnm-riu nave ine ouiganan army uornaeStTUCTlon ana Save BUlgatlafrom being overrun by the armedforces of the EntenteThU is the onininn here which" " W opmion nere. wmcnappears tO be backed Up by the. .press Opinions expressed in thevarious Entente capitals. Neitherhere nor abroad are the reportsof Austrian reserves coming toBulgaria's rescue being takenseriously. Austria has no first-class reserves to spare from her!Italian front nrl frnr-. th.front, where Magyar units haveIbeen assisting the Germans.FRIENDLY BUT FIRM .The United States will take nopart in the Bulgarian peace plea,although It was Stated yesterdayby the Bulgarian minister here,Stephan Panaretoff, that Bulgariawould appeal to the United States.All! I . .1 'iuics 10 listen to ine peace over-... c .tures from Sofia. Minister Pana-;retoff states his belief that Bulgaria is out of the war for good,although he has no official advicesregarding the peace'offer, and believes that his country's requestfor an armistice and a peace conference should be heard.; In official circles here it is stated that America will confine heractivities to the transmission ofnotes and communications between the Allies and the Bulgars.Mercy Perbapa Later'.If asked to do more, the ITnitedState might, in a friendly way, adviae Bulgaria to comply with the onlycondition which would bring aboutpeace now, leaving any territorialquestions to,ix settled later on at thegeneral peace council. Representativeof the United Htates might intimatethat if Bulgaria accepts the Allies'tenuis now the I'nited Htates might aidher in getting justice and' even ineruythen.There is no possibility of Bulgariahnvin her request for an armisticegranted as a preliminary to a peaceconference. Both prance and GreatBritain have so spoken, the British anawering the Bulgarian request vesterday by stating thnt her request for anarmistice has already been fully cover ied in the reply of France denying it.It ia perfectly well defined, says theBritish note, that no military operation can be suspended.Must Break Away' Retarding the proposals fur a peaceconference, the British make, it clearthat such a peace mint necessarily be(ireceoeu oy a complete rupture oyBulgaria with Turkey, Germany .andAustro-H ungary.. 1'ixe British press, in it commentyesterday on the Bulgarian situation,recognizes the advantages to the Lu. teule of a aepe rate peace with the, s Press) French troops which have beenan armistice is an unnecessary preli operating in Palestine with British andmiliary. No British paper of import Imli8I1 forte, for , pH.,t, ,)ante be. .eves that any armistice will rne of whorn enttr)1, j,,rilBH,,., withMa WMm f PhwJ- ! the British, have taken Nabulus. InNo Whim of Premier , the fnurae of their m.(int ..,.,..,,;,,LlRlal; upon the Bulgarian overtures th have uken twelltv flV(J l,,,,,,,,,,and upon the vehement Teuton claim prisonersregarding these was obtained yesterday n-by Official statemenU from Hofla and . ministerial hloc leaders have publishfrom London, the latter statements be , ed an official note in the matter. Thisit that on Tnesdav an authorired Bui I reads:garian announcement of her initiation "In accordance with the orders nfof -a proposition for niitaining pence . the kaders in the ministerial bloc, thhad beeu received by the Allies. government, at five o'clock on Wednes, l'arn reports the receipt of Zurich 'despatches which state that the Bui, 'r ,peace offer ia the result of a moetingheld in Hofia on Monday, attended by Iall the political leader and the memhers of the cabinet. This dispose of 1lib.). German contention that the offer jwas mereiy an impulsive act on theSiart 'of Premier Ma I in offBona txpiainj' Sotia explanations, received by waytif Copenhagen, say that the BulgarianiSHATTERED BULGARIAN ARMY ISitnari VTnrurric PAPinn ir.uT4NEW YOBK. September 20 -(Bulgar no respite, the Herb and the Allien rontimn' their rapid advances miI the Balkan front and steadily (increae the menace to the Central Powers.Austria ha been forced to take troop from Albania in order to render assistaar to her ally. Vienna official nnnoiin'cemcuta lost night said that AiiHtrinnforce bad Rone to the aid of tha Bnlgnr end taken over a "sector In the wentof Lake Ochrida where they hal succeeded in repulsing attacks.ThU announcement from Vienna mav explain other anil curlier reportswhich said that the Austrian forces were being withdrawn from Ml in.I Advancing through the Bclashitxa mountain range, which mn ks tin' Butgarlan border to the north of Lake Doiran, the British and Gn-ek forces arepoorlpg orf into Bulgaria which would curry them into the vnllcv of 'lie Strumi:nitta.Astrideof the Ralonikl-Vrkuh rnilwav the Serbs are rmilinnn; to maketheir way northwestward aadhsve eaptured the city ami Ihe fortress of Veloswhich in one of the moat Important basos'of the Bulgarian in Southern Serbia.PtAm VaIm k art ftnw nnahi nA Ia ITsknh anil with the tnkiin. nf I ! n t i,portant eentT they would close thn outlet for the enemy forces tn the southwent. It in there that moat important resistance ia expected fur from thererp two railroad feeder to the north. The troop that "H left t.i-dofcndVelea were made priaoner.Advancing north from Ishtib, the Berlin have taken Ratnvita an. I haveadvanced conaiderably north of Kochana where thev are approaching the Hulg.rtaa border.' CZECHO-SLAVS WANT NO BULGARIAN PEACELQS AN0ELE8( September 28-(onw.i)-i)r. Ljubo j..r.... i,. .,ber of the Juno Slav national council at Washington, expressed the earnesthop that the Allies would not cnn-ider the Bulgarian armistice proposal ata.m h() fut fh(i H(,r,in Bh ralirn. con-idernt n, of hucI,proposal by the Allies at this time" Bememberinii Breat-Lltovsk,but one attitude not negotiations hut dictations of peace. Any armisticewould be employed by the Buliftirinns and Central Powers to reorganize then' armies and to recovering from the effect of defeats. Such negotiations wouldCentral Powers to sow discord amon,r the Allies. Anv peaceimmu i t v .i i . . .before an Allied victory would be aprinciple proclaimed by the illustriousm ."Aor-oMAGNIN CLOSEbIN TOWARD LAON. .Storrtu Fort'Malmaison and HasSUCCC8S In ActlOM NorthOf Rivef AiStiePARIS, Reptember '29 (AssociatedPreaa) Moat satisfactory progress wasreported yesterday along the Frenchportion of th Champagne battle frontand on the front where Laou is beI coining more and more seriously men-n the latter front General Magninwon a particularly valuable point, taking by storm Fort Malmaison, southweat of Laon, a position 'hat had beenvery strongly held. Thia victory removes one more of the obstacles in theVaatiAr eUktit h K laaaAfi t ho A Mint n il'.r: ' r " - .the Ailette, where General Magnin isdriving daily closer to the western' Ml I. . 1 il : 1 1 1 JJianK UI IDO Vlieilllll urn iunien jivinition, the French yesterday penetratedth ravine between the village of Jonyand Aiiy, north of Vailly, clearing theravine anil capturing both villages.Northeast of Sancy, on the samefront, a gain was made and a hundred and fifty prisoners taken. Nearthis point, north of Alternant, the Uerman made an attack, which was repaHsed.On the ChampagrTl front the Frenchhave crossed the Rheims railroad line,cutting it at Homme Py and taking thevillage. This marks gn advance at thispoint of four miles, which has carriedthe French line to the crest of theheights north of Fontaine en Dorinais.MARCH REVIEWSBULGAR DEFEATWASHINGTON, Soptemher 'S (Offirial) Gen. Peyton March, chief oftaff, in his weekly review said theimpending collapse of Bulgaria s adirect result of the concentration ofAmerican forces on the west front.Hitherto whenever a section of theCentral Powers was nieua I, explainedGeneral March, Germany had been sideto withdraw divisions from the westernfront to bolster up threatened points."That day is itow past," said March"a a result of the concentration ofthe entire American armv on the western front. This forced the Germangoneral staff to keep intact its wholestrength in France."He said that the elimination of Buigaria, should a separate peace be uranted, would foreshadow the isolation olTurkey and possibly the reentry ofRBinania into the war. The effect ofthese events on the grand strategy ofthe war, he said,is obvious.a. a.FRENCH IN PALESTINECAPTURE NABULUSCAIRO, September L'H-f Associated(lav, made an olticinl offer of an armistice to onr adversary. The leadersare in accord that the army and thepeople must maintain military and put,lie discipline which is nee-ess,,, v tn ahappy issue in this matter. Parliamenthas been summoned to couw-nc on September .III.Reports by way of Copenhagen sla'ethat as a result of the Bulgarian col -lapse there was abourse yesterday.panic on the BerlinHAWAIIAN 'GAZltTTte, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1918.Associated Pre!;) Giving tlio shatteredwould he u cutastrophe.sanl Dr. I.eontinch,we nni.-t maintaincompromise ami an outrage to the sacredAmerican President.HARA COMPLETESHIS SELECTIONSFOR NEW CABINETSurprise Is Sprung When NewWar Minister Is Named AllSeiyukai LeadersTOKIO. September 29 (Special toHawaii Shinpo) Kei Mara, presnlenof the Heiyukai, the largest politicalparty in Japan which controls the dietat present, who had lieen directed byRmpernr Yoshihito to form a new cabinet to relieve the Terauchi ministry,ha completed the selection of his calinut members. Kach member who hashe;n selected has alreadv signified hiacceptance. The following men, allprominent in the Seiyukai camp, havebeen picked up by llara:Premier Kei llara, president of theSeivukui and former minister of homeaffairs in the Saiou.ji cabinet.Minister of foreign affair--Kei Hara.Minister of home affairs- TatsuoV.'iinnnioto. member of Mouse of Peersand a lender of the same party.Minister of treasury Baron Korekiyo Takahaslii, former minister oftreasury in the Saionji cabinet andformer president of the Nippon Bank.Minister of justice Kiichiro llirsnuma, 1.. L. 1 1., former attorney general and vice minister of justice.Minister of agriculture and commerre I'taro Nodu, a leadaj of theparty and the ice president of theOriental Development Organization.Minister of education Hajime Motota, a leader of the same party and aformer minister of communication.Minister of communication Tokugoro Nak.ihashi, a leader of tha Seiyukai mil the former president of theOsaka Hioscn Kaisha, one of the largest steamship companies in Japan.Minister of ir Lieutenant Genernl (iinhi Tanaka, assistant chief ofstaff. This change was received withsurprise by the people because it wasgenerally believed that General Oshima would remain in the oflice.Mmis'er of nn Admiral Tomosaburo Kato, incumbent.ILL ASSUME NEWOFFICES AT ONCETOKIO. September (Special toNippu -1 1 i 1 I iiaiiyiiratioii ceremoniesof i'remii 1 K llara and his cabinetwill be hell tomorrow morning at theimperial palace before ihe Kmpcror.The names of the members of his new" const it tit ional' ' cabinet will then beutile in I ly an uoiiiieed.K. llara is regarded as a real constitutional leader in Japan and hisrise into the power is generally welcoined by the people. A the Seiyukaipossesses a coirrolliug majority in thehouse of depiitiet of the Japanese dietthe ministry will have fair backing inthe diet.BRITISH CASUALTIESCONSIDERABLY LIGHTLONDON. Septeiulxr 2! (Aasociat-'ed Press 1 British casualties for lastweek, hs announced by the war officeyesterday, were liti'it considering theheavy fighting which has marked thesteady British advance 011 the westfront.('usual! ies among ofticcis totalledtwelve hundred and eight, of whom1 four bundled and four were killed inaction or died of wounds and eighthiimlicd and tour wounded or missing.The lo-s in killed among enlistedmen totalled ."'J-'l'l. while wounded andiriising total 111,757.PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DATSPAZO OINTMKNT is guaranteed tocure blind, bleeding, itching or pro-Uuding PII.I'S ill 6 to 14 il.en uinionc rclnmlcd iManiifHcttn Inthe ' Aklh M I IHC INI'. IMI WAR NEWS' SUMMARY),--i ne Allies are smashingthe German defenses alongfour distinct sectors of ther.iwest front between the NorthSea and Verdun.Serious inroads have beenmade in the Hun line north ofYpres, around Cambrai intheArtois, north of the Aisneand on the Champagne sectors.The British last night werewithin a mile and three-quartersof Cambrai and had overcome all the natural obstaclesmaking up the defenses ofthat city. The Cambrai-Douairoad has been cut and madeuseless to the enemy.In the Balkans the Alliesare pressing the Bulgariansand Germans back to Bulgaria on the east, into Albania on the west and towardsUskub from the south.w. a. a.Belgians Also Smash GermanLine On Wide Front and.Bag Many Prisoners fLONDON, September 29 t Associated Press! In one of the' most successful of rexent smashes along tha British front in France Goneral Haig yeaterdny drove his lino to within a mileand three quarter of Cambrai nnd thatcity apparently lies at the mercy of histroops this morning. In his advanceyesterday he took ten thousand pris-oners, raore-than two hundred guns andten towns and villages.The drive was along a front oftwelve miles, defended by nearly a jhundred and fifty thousand Germans, jwho fought desperately but who failedwholly in stemming the British rushalmost to the gntes of the importantobjective city. The British cut andsmashed their way through every natural obstacles between their front andCambrui, carrying one line of defenseafter another and advancing over thbodies of the Germans they had killed.Cut Cambrai Doual Boad JThe advance generally was to a depthof two miles, while the Canadiansgained nearly three miles and broughtthe British line to the Cambrai Douniroad, cutting that and forming a wedgebetween these two strategic points.The battle was opened yesterdaymorning on a six mile front directlyw est of Cambrai, the British takingsome ground and then boing chockedjj nciivv vterninn couuicrs, ine uermanattack overlnptiing the advancing British front and extending as far southas Beaiicnmp. The Tommies held thecharging Germans, broke their offensive and then advanced against andthrough the beaten Huns, driving themas fur as the eastern edge of Snilly,two miles northwest of Cambrai. LjttorSailly was cleared and the Tommiesfought in still closer to the city.Pass Byng's High MarkAmong the places taken are Marcoing, which marked the limit of General Byng's drive toward Cambrai;Sailly, I'alleul, Novelles stir l'Escaut,C'nntaing. Montaiue Notre Dame, Kpinoy, Oi.sy le Verger, liny iiccourt andArleux, the latter being an importanttown five miles southeast of Douni.To the southwest of Cambraithe 'British now occupy the entire Highland'and Welsh ridges. IBelgians Hit Hard :On this same front, farther north iuFlandeis. the Belgians struck a heavyblow, liuil) ill tilt' ( it' r MUt II lillt' north!or' Y'r's a iliHtancr of over three milesand a half along a wide front towardsDixmuiThe Germans suffered heavyIoshcs i nmen killed and material takm, ne than four thousand ur-en, w lnlirendered.The Belgian advance brought themto Houl hoist, ten miles northeast ofYpies, In fore which tow n a heavy battle is si ill raging.W. S. 8.GERMANY'S HOPEIS SHATTERED BYBUILDING SHIPSEvery Plan and Every PredictionHas Failed and SubmarineCampaign's Back Broken -PHII.ADKI.PHIA, September "H(Official) Through the efforts of America n shipbuilders the nations thatare fighting Germany have broken theback bone of the Teuton submarinecampaign, it was announced by ( hair-tiian Hurlev ot the shipping board inspeech which he dulivered here to Iday in which he said in part:" Kvery plan and every predictionmade by Ihe German government hisfailed. As the British fleet bottledup the German nnvv in the Kiel Canal,as the brave Picuch hel 1 the Germanson Ihe Maine, so have the Anieiicuush ipliu i Iders loiever dnsho.l the hopesof Gcimanv thai it could isolate thiscouutrv and pievent its participat ion jin the war ,f hiimanitv against des jpot ic in i 1 1 1 a i v pow er ' 'Hurley sail that ciedil should begiven to Fngland. Fiance and Ds'v forassistauie in the transput! f Ani'"i narmies to Fi am u and for their maintenuuee ;!":c iiicc llicii aiiival. iBRITISH TAKE TENTHOUSANDHUNSONROAD TO-CAMBRASEMI - WEEKLY.MAJOR-GENERAL HtJNTER LIGGETT, wht a ieadVnjAmerica's First Army to victory west of the Meuse.1 sf -.V;-SsSrVv i :C Ji; ' . X.''i(w--.. ' iiWOMEN'S HOPE OFVICTORY FADESIN UPPER HOUSEAction On Suffrage AmendmentMay Be Postponed Until LongSession Is BeliefWASHINGTON, September L'! (Associated Press) .Passage of Ihe resolilt ion submitting to the slates the constitutional amendment which will grantequal suffruge to women may not comeat this session of congress as it advocates have urn strongly Jioped, inspite of the fact that it has passedthe luiuse and has the advocacy of thePresident.The senutc yesterday laid over furstitutional amendment untU Monday asit had been forecast that it would. Itwas admitted thnt action upon it maybe postponed indefinitely and tbe cam-pnign in its favor resumed at the longsession. Its supporters admitted thatthev eoul J not muster the 11 si.rvther Consideration nf Mm MiirTruirn nnn.two-thirds majority ftr its passage yesterday ftn-1 niny ncniny not be able to do sounder present conditions.s. a.CASUALTY LISTSSHOW DECREASE ,WASHINGTON, September 29 (Offlciul) Casualties in the nrmy as given iu the reports if the war department which were made public j esterday numbered 401, the list of deadbeing 12ti. The losses according toclassification were: Killed in action,seveuty-six; died of wounds, twenty-nine; died of disease and other causes,twenty-one; wounded. 22.!; missingfortv-civllt and known lo-isoners. four IThe name of Captains Charles John ison, Richmond, Virginia, and Ferdinand I011 Kummer of .lamaicai, Long Iland, New York, are included in thelist of those who have been woundedW. a. a.FIRST DESERTER AMONGnt-taj rxirnn lATrnCW iULUItOi LlbltUITht first "draftee" deserter fromthe First Hawaiian Infantry at For ,Shafter has been posted by Col. W. H.Kilev, commanding the regiment. II.'is Oshiro Tampei, private of the head jquarters company, who wns inductedinto service at rort Armstrong on July11, 1918 and deserted September 14,after but two months' service. HisI brother Ishiro Kahei resides at Waikapu, Maui. The desterter was bornin Okinawa Island, Japan, twenty nineyears ago. When last seen he waswearing his uniform minus the blouse.A reward of $.10 is offered for his return to the military authorities.HERTLINGQUITSIS HAGUE REPORTLONDON, September 28- ( Asso.i!ed Piess i Resignation of von Hcrlue;as Ihe (crmnii chancel'or is reported na despatch which has reached TinHague. It is said that Ihe kaiser lianot yet accepted his resignation.Reliicnien! of von Hcrtling has I iex ted for several weeks It wacommon repoil Unit he would soon i.(fire because of advancinr sue an, I delinite news of his seeking relict 1'nuithe arduous cares nt office have beenever since expected.Whether the recent turn of evi 'against the Ceiitial Powers has ten'. 1lo expedite his lictions is uo announce Iw. a sCapt. F. K. Badger, who has been in(inn, n, it nt an oil tanker in the Allantic for the past twelve months, is imHonolulu as the commander of a ve-self t he v estei I, enlist He had - ci , ,encounters with submarines while n,Ihe Atlantic.r t si si'" '& , 3jjv..SOVIET FORCERETIRES BEFOREALLIED ADVANCEAmericans Take a Number ofTowns and Cooperating WithAllies Advance -fifty MilesWASHINGTON, September 29 -(Associated I'ressl Admission that theSoviet troops are in retreat in North-7sern Russia was contained in wireless j hack of tile Gctntan lines. Thesemessages which reached Amsterdam yes trains were at once made the tar-terday and which told also of threaten- gots for a number of the American bating conditions on the Kastem frout. I terie nnd both train were deatroyed.Archaiujrfl despatclias received here Isaid that the American force on the.1 M..-.I 11 : m l 1 . t1 "P'"' 8PVrrH' V,1,"B', ,n n" "urw of r,wnt; f'KhUng. The net result of this fight-' a been that the Americans, coop-crating with the British and the forces"f ,,in North Russian government have! 'l 1 anced fully fifty miles in the nast; ten days, the progress having beenmade along the Dvina.On teli Easterly front, the Bussianwireless messages said, strong CxechoSlovak forces were advancing againstA ultuyevsk.General Marra announced thnt theiiie'l nnd American forces partiripatI 'eg in tho advance to the south nfArchangel, have boen placed under thetrol of Gene el Poole of tbe Bri'i! army. The American units areomnia ruled by Colonel Stewart,Ambaaaudor Francis is at Archaneln"'l the war department ia in .losetouch with both military and diplomaI If official.' W. i. a.IRPI IFVPfinFAn.a-'l -i- ,NOW IN FINLANDSTOCKHOLM, September 2H-(Assin,. ile.l Press) SoiikhomlinolT, formerminister of war for Russia, who wasi i jioi ted to have been tried by courtmartial and to have been shot lastSeptember in accordance with the sen-tence uf the court, was not killed atthat lime and has made his escape intoFinland.Soiikhomliuoff was convicted withtreason about a year sgo followingthe presentation of charges that hewas responsible for the collapse of theKuan, an military campaign.poRireYcro-4'mty enrs ago today there arrivedin Honolulu the bark I'pscilla withebnut 12H Portuguese, the first to comein any number to Hawaii. The vesselmade the trip from the Island ofMadeira around Cape Horn in something like four mouths. Most of themill lulls were mechanics, who i1inai I iu Honolulu. Among those still,,, tin Islands are J. P. Rodrigues. M.H 1'iincnta, J. A. Affonso of the CiyiieI'lii'iiture Company, M A. Nunes andF. Affonso of The Advertiser, Krnestllpli llinson of Gonsalves & Co , was''supercargo" of the Priscilla. Thebrie) J. F. Lrkarril nnd the late P. A.I is weie also among those iu thei : 1 1 v , ss was Doelor Miner.- w. s. -i'i-Iii, Mc I. a uc. seven yeais old, wasti a''-1 at the eme rgeuc v hospital vesl.n'av nlternoon fn, a deep lilt in thei :'hi l-iid The I it 1 vvas on rollerski and was behind an ice wagonn' vni'l and I'liima shrcets whenI1-- :ci den n. coi led i iilili was 'tea'i at 'he cmelgell, V l..sp,tlll by Dr. Ui. Aver1 7 i .YANKEE SHELLSSWEEP ROADSII ON MEUSEAvenues of Escape Choked ByHail of Explosives and TwoTroop Trains Wiped Out ByGunners ,AMERICAN FRONT ISADVANCED ONCE MOREGeneral Drive Is Marked BySame Sharpness of Attackand Quickness of Movement ofPrevious AttacksWASHINGTON. Sejembr29 (Associated Press)Despite difficulties of transporta-I tion due to continued bad weathI er, the Americans have carriedtheir front in the Argonne stillI further north and have brought. up their heavy artillery, which it.now heavily shelling the Germanrear positions and pounding theroads over which German sup-i plies and reinforcements must .-rsSA it 1a I Jv-vsint ii iuc ciiciiiy stilus, ui uvcrwhich he must travel should hfurther retreat.American airmen have beenj busy over the German lines andI report American shells falling into,' Consevere, Dun sur Meuse andI other towns far in the Germanrear- whil the Meuse bridges arealso being heavily shelled, thus "choking the German "exits acrosathe river. T JjANNIHILATED TRAINSDuring the course, f the artillery battle, the air spotters signaled the passage of two troop trainsth troops being,, annihilated in the hailof high eiploaivea.((; ,,,,German airmen are vigorouslycontesting the control of the air alongthe American section of the generalChampagne battle and there have beenalmost constant ajr battles. Duringthe past three days tneAmcriean aviators have shot down aixty Germanplanes, whihs fewer thhii twenty Americana have paid the' forfeit of theirown live for the geuea1 vVetory. .Th American line id tha Champagnenow extends to tbe outskirts, of JBlieulIci, nnd to Fxcrmont, tbe former pointmarking an advance along tho westbank of the Mouse of, yr)tbaB eightmiles.YANKS MOVE BRISKLYThe American tront has ion(r sincepassed to the north of tha Hindenburg defense system and is now facingtbe Kriegheld line, against which theGermans now have their backs. Thiattack on the new front has been characterized by the same sharpnoaa of assanlt and rapidity of movement thathave heretofore marked the 'Americanoperation.-i. On the first day of thedrive Pershing's men advanced fromfive to six miles along the twenty mileflout.Official desp 'Uhes quoted yeesterdayto date show Americans have capturedHKKI prisoners fcnd the French morethan 7(KI0 up to Friday night in thisdrive.GERMAN COUNTERS TAII.A press despatch from the American army nt Verdun said that on Friday counter attacks by the enemy failed tn make ally impression on the American frout. The whole American lineadvanced slightly on a twenty-milefront during the day and the villagesof (Tiarpentry, Kplnon ville and IvoTrywere taken. Americans took In thisdrive more than h'JOU German prisoners, including 125 officers, also one hundred guns.Another press despatch Raid thickclouds and ground mists on Saturdayhampered aerial observation, but didn'tprevent American pursuit planes fromactivity. The Germans, with theirbacks to the outer edgoa of tha Kriegheld line, were lighting desperately inan c'ldcnviir to bring the American advance to a '..alt. Tho Increasing Areindicated a determination to fight tothe utmost. The allied lino now runethrough the Argonne woods, eastwardalong a line paralleling the KpioovilleMonifam nil ruHil to a point near Ivoiry,thence northeasterly. The Americanswere nsmg artillery freely, while thwGermans weie depending un machinegun Hie only lo clunk the advancingAineric tinsw. s. a.Governor C. J. McCarthy will notreturn fiiini Hawaii to Houidulu untilnext Saturday morning, accordiug tohis prcM-nt itinerary which was sent toAttniiev General Harry Irwin by R.T. Gun nl of Hilo. The Governor andhis pai t v expected to be at puu On, theshipiuan isncli house thirty milesmn uk a tiom Hilo, last night. They aretn rein. i, a in that vicinity until toinni'nw in-lining when they will leavef"i the Knhala district by the wuy ofWuitneaBEHIND faERr.TANei-V.'-Hi...'.-':.fi-MhD -a Tfi .",t r ....- ...,,.JlU.ti"ma..;'jvj ;...j'":'YII